| Hauptstadt | Name: Amsterdam; note - The Hague is the seat of government geographische Koordinaten: 52 21 N, 4 55 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4 |
| Unabhängigkeit | 23 Januar 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 Juli 1581, they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 Januar 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence) |
| Nationalfeiertag | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; currently celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848) amendments: proposed as an Act of Parliament by or on behalf of the king or by the Second Chamber of the States General; the Second Chamber is dissolved after its first reading of the Act; passage requires a second reading by both the First Chamber and the newly elected Second Chamber, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote of both chambers, and ratification by the king; amended many times, last in 2010 (2016) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (seit dem 30 April 2013); Heir Apparent Princess Catharina-Amalia (daughter of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER, born 7 December 2003) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (seit dem 14 October 2010; Deputy Prime Ministers (seit dem 26 October 2017) Hugo DE JONGE, Karin Kajsa OLLONGREN, and Carola SCHOUTEN (seit dem 26 October 2017); note - Mark RUTTE heads his third cabinet put in place seit dem 26 October 2017 cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers are appointed by the monarch |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
